A candidate for the Texas House of Representatives said during a forum last week that transgender kids make her uncomfortable. She also complained that other children are not allowed to make fun of them.
Former Spanish teacher Shelley Luther was recorded saying that she’s not “comfortable with the transgenders,” more specifically with “the kids that they brought in my classroom and said that this kid is transgendering into a different sex.”
Luther, a “true Christian conservative Republican (who) has the courage to stand up against the liberal agenda,” sounded frustrated because “I couldn’t have kids laugh at them.”
After a brief pause, she continued saying that “other kids got in trouble for having transgender kids my class,” explaining the reason she supports “school choice,” a program that provides alternatives to parents or legal guardians who don’t wish to send their children to the local public schools to which they are assigned.
A clip of the event was posted on Twitter by the Houston Chronicle.
The Republican candidate for House District 62 in northeast Texas is also the owner of a salon in Dallas.
She first made headlines in early 2020, after she was jailed for defying state stay-at-home orders and opening her business, Salon à la Mode in North Dallas.
Her act of defiance earned her respect from hard-line conservatives, as well as a new high-profile client.
On May 8, 2020, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz shared on Twitter that he had a haircut “for the first time in 3 months at Salon ALa Mode to support Shelley Luther.”
According to the Texas senator, she “was wrongly imprisoned when she refused to apologize for trying to earn a living. Glad Shelley is out of jail & her business is open!” he wrote sharing a photo of his hair appointment, seen by many as a photo op.
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